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Thursday, 8 October 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Departmental Properties

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of properties in the ownership of the Department at Killybegs, County Donegal, Howth, County Dublin and Dunmore East, County Waterford: if the properties are leased or vacant: if he will provide details of the letting history for each property over the last ten years: if each property is structurally sound: if security costs are being paid on any property now or over the last ten years: if he will confirm if any properties at these locations were disposed of in the past 10 years: if all rents are up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29295/20]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres (FHC) under statute, including Killybegs FHC, Howth FHC and Dunmore East FHC.

The FHCs contain a diverse property portfolio reflecting their role as working fishery harbours and as the location for a broad range of other marine activities. The total number of properties (excluding infrastructure) across the six FHCs was 249 as at 3 February 2020. The properties located in Killybegs FHC, Howth FHC and Dunmore East FHC numbered 43, 75 and 43 respectively, profiled in summary on the attached table.

My Department will revert directly to the Deputy with the significant level of detailed information sought in relation to individual properties in the three FHCs.

Fishery Harbour Centre Properties in Killybegs FHC, Howth FHC and Dunmore East FHC

Description Number of Properties
Killybegs FHC Howth FHC Dunmore East FHC
Leased/Licensed 25 58 30
Potentially available for tender/disposal 1 2 1
Vacant Properties Unavailable / unsuitable for tender 3 4 2
Department Use 10 11 10
Sale in Progress* 4
Total Properties 43 75 43

*These relate to boundary rectification issues involving small plots of ground which historically formed part of the gardens of privately owned houses outside of the FHC and which are of no operational value to the FHC.

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